Fish-hook retainer.



C. M. RICHMOND.

FISH HOOK RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, I918.

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Clar6nceM.RiChm0nd, Inventor.

Patented June 18, 1918.

ATTORNEY.

CLARENCE M. RICHMOND, OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON.

FISH-HOOK RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented une .18, 1918.

Application filed February 25, 1918. Serial No. 219,070.

To all whom it may concern Be it lmown that I, CLARENCE M. RIGH- MOND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bellingham, in the county of Whatcom and State of Washington, have in vented a new and useful Fish-Hook Retainer, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fish-hook retainers, and the objects of my invention are: to provide means for retaining fish hooks, when attached to line and pole, whichprevent injury both to and by said hooks; and to clamp the inner portion of the line close to the pole.

I accomplish these objects with the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fully equipped fish pole to which my fish-hook retainer is fastened, Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my retainer in section 011 the line 33 of Fig. 2, drawn on a larger scale, Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a rear-end elevation. of Fig. 2, in section on the line 55 of Fig. 2, drawn on a larger scale, and Fig. 6 is a front-end elevation of F ig. 2 drawn on a larger scale.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout. Certain parts are broken away in order to show others hidden" thereby.

In the drawing, 1 is a fish'pole. 2 is a reel attached to said pole. 3 is the box-like structure of my retainer. 3 is a spring to bear on the lid of said box to retain it in closed position. 3 is a pin in box 3 with which the hook may be engaged. 3 is an interior shelf fastened to the inner side of box 3, extending from the forward end of said box to a point over pin 3 and occupying a portion only of the width of said box. 3 is a band clamp fastened to box'3 with which said box is attached to pole 1. 4 is the lid of box 3. Said lid projects be- Gqlee at thin potent my be obtained to: live cent! each, by addressing the yond the front end of the box, is pivoted at 4* near the rear end of said box, and has the angular extension 4* closing the rear end of box 3 and bearing on spring 3 4 is a notch on the inner side of lid 4:, through which the line may pass. 5 is a fish hook attached to snell 5 5 is the inner end of the line attached to reel 2 and snell 5 In operation: Lid 4 is raised to its dotted position at 4, hook 5, with fly or bait in place if desired, is placed in box 3, in the opening between shelf 3 and the outer side of box 3, and engaged with pin 3 The slack in line 5 is taken up by reel 2, line 5 is placed in notch L and on shelf 3; then lid4 is closed clamping line 5 between it and shelf 3 and retaining hook 5 within box 3 while it is held closed by the action of spring 3*. To remove the hook, lid 4 is opened to its dotted-line position at 4 when both hook 5 and line 5 can be taken from box 3.

Having thus fully disclosed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is' 1. In a fish-hook retainer, in combination, a closable fish-hook receptacle, means for engaging a hook in said receptacle, means to close said receptacle, and means to clamp a line beneath said closure means.

2. In a fish-hook retainer, in combination, a closable fish-hook-and-line receptacle,

means for engaging. a hook in said recep-- tacle, a shelf in said receptacle, and a spring pressed lid pivoted on said receptacle and closable over said shelf.

3. In a fish-hook retainer, in combination,

a box, means to attach said box to a fish Y pole, means within said box engageable with a fish hook, a shelf within said box, a

spring-retained, pivoted lid on said box,

closable againstthe top of said shelf, and a notch in one edge of said lid.

CLARENCE M. RICHMOND.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

